One of the main roles of subject leaders for history is to be a passionate advocate for the subject. The following article offers practical advice as to how to turn this enthusiasm into strategies for raising the profile of history against a backdrop of league tables and the primacy of the literacy and numeracy strategies.
The following ideas should give you the stimulus YOU need to start (or continue!) raising the profile of history in YOUR school:
- Celebrate history – put events into the school calendar, e.g. anniversaries.
- Ensure high quality displays in class and whole school display on history.
- Help children to be aware of the passing of time with class or school timelines running along corridors to which children can add events they know or have found out about.
- Mystery object competitions in a highly visible space, for example, the foyer. A series of open questions around the
